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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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